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Plan commission approves four‑lot certified survey map and variance for 7154 S. 76th St.; some residents urge delay
Summary
The commission approved a land‑division variance and a four‑lot certified survey map for property near 7154 S. 76th St.; nearby residents urged deferral because the Common Council had earlier tabled a related general development and questions about TID 10 remained.
The Franklin City Plan Commission voted March 19 to approve a land‑division variance and a four‑lot certified survey map for property near 7154 South 76th Street after staff recommended approval and the applicant, Land by Label, presented the proposal.
Emily Chaldini, representing Land by Label, described the application as converting three existing lots into four, with commercial uses on two lots and a mixed‑use lot planned for apartments. The applicant told commissioners the requested deviations — a 50‑ft lot width for Lot 3 where the UDO requires 60 ft, and a flag‑lot access configuration — are pre‑existing conditions and that requiring additional land acquisition would create hardship. The application includes a public access easement and a proposed conservation easement to protect natural resources.
Resident Linda Mathwick urged the commission to refrain from acting before the Common Council resolved related uncertainties about the PATH general development and the status of TID 10, saying action at this meeting could complicate the process: “I respectfully urge the plan commission to refrain from making any major determinations on this item… taking action at this meeting before the common council has completed its review… would be premature.”
Commissioners discussed whether the minimum‑frontage rule applies to the access strip and confirmed the code applies to all lot types; staff and the applicant said the nonconformities were pre‑existing. The commission voted first to adopt the land‑division variance resolution and then to recommend approval of the four‑lot certified survey map (with a small correction to remove a repeated whereas clause in the resolution). Both motions carried.
Next steps: The plan commission’s approvals move the certified survey map and variance forward in the approval chain and the final map will be recorded subject to any conditions imposed and subsequent common council review.
Sources: Applicant presentation, public comments by Linda Mathwick, and plan commission motions recorded at the March 19 meeting.
